Calling the first
three months of the Bush administration an "environmental failure,"
the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today released a citizen's guide
detailing the president's environmental actions during his first 100 days
in office. The guide highlights the many environmental rollbacks, delays
and broken promises of this administration, while acknowledging several
pro-environment steps for which Bush has taken credit.

"The Bush administration's
environmental assault during its first 100 days has failed the majority
of Americans who want stronger, better enforced environmental safeguards,"
said LCV President Deb Callahan. "Bush clearly believes in recycling;
he's claimed credit and sought praise for recycling the policies of his
predecessor. In the end, President Bush's environmental agenda is driven
by special interests, not the public interest, and his actions threaten
decades of progress to protect our health and our natural resources."

Among the more controversial
moves, the Bush administration rolled back protections against arsenic
in drinking water set by the Clinton administration. Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP
criticized the rollback, noting that arsenic is an endocrine disruptor
and known carcinogen. Chuck Fox, the ex-EPA official who helped draft
the Clinton policy, was stunned by the announcement. "This action
will jeopardize the health of millions of Americans, and it compromised
literally a decade's worth of work on behalf of developing a public health
standard."

According to LCV,
bipartisan polling shows by more than a 3 to 1 margin that voters prefer
candidates who support environmental protection over those supporting
corporate interests. Upcoming votes on the president's anti-environment
agenda will show which side members of Congress are on, placing their
political future and the environmental future of our country on the same
footing.